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Heroes and Villians

“Every jackass thinks he knows what war is, especially those that have never been in one. We like things nice and simple…good and evil, heroes and villains. And there’s always plenty of both.

Most of the time they are not who we think they are.”

—First line of Flags of our Fathers

Add comment August 19th, 2008

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

Since the Village Square is all about building bridges, and because I just happen to be in France visiting my sister…

I hadn’t thought in a while about some of the parallels between their revolution and ours.

Just a thought as you gaze upon the Arc de Triomphe.

9 comments July 11th, 2008

Whole speeches.

McCain. Obama. Clinton.

One of the three will become our next president.

They’ve each made major foreign policy speeches recently. You know, you’ve heard a sound byte or two. Which can’t possibly accurately convey the entire message of their vision for our future.

Our future. That’s your kids, your grandkids.

Got about 10 minutes? You can read each of their messages. Technology has, more or less, run us out of excuses.

DO IT.

Or explain to your grandkids why you didn’t bother. It’ll start something like “in 2008, I was busy with something or other and I didn’t have time to really pay attention…”

Find Obama’s here.

Find McCain’s here.

Clinton’s here.

2 comments March 31st, 2008